It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle for a period of time
in excess of the amount of time designated by law and so posted.
No person shall park a vehicle upon any street for the purpose
of:
A. Displaying such vehicle for sale; or
B. Washing, greasing or repairing such vehicle, except when emergency
repairs are necessary.
It shall be unlawful to park any motor vehicle on any private
property without the consent of the owner of the property, nor for
longer than 30 days.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
A. Designated parking. Certain parking spaces within the confines of
the Village shall be designated for use by the vehicles of persons
with disabilities only and will be posted with appropriate signs to
that effect.
B. Use of designated parking for persons with disabilities. The use
of designated parking locations for persons with disabilities, duly
posted and signed to that effect, shall be open to any vehicle which
bears the appropriate Illinois decal or device for persons with disabilities
issued by the Secretary of State for the State of Illinois, or a valid
parking permit for persons with disabilities issued by another governmental
agency or which bears a card for persons with disabilities furnished
in accordance with 625 ILCS 5/11-1301.1 et seq., furnished by the
Village.
C. Application for Illinois decal or device for persons with disabilities.
The issuance of an Illinois motor vehicle decal or device for persons
with disabilities shall be made by the Secretary of State of the State
of Illinois at any facility provided and approved for that purpose
by the Secretary of State. (See 625 ILCS 5/11-1301.2.)
D. Penalty. Any vehicle parked in violation of this section in a posted
designated space for persons with disabilities which does not bear
an Illinois decal or device for persons with disabilities, or a valid
parking permit for persons with disabilities issued by another governmental
agency or a Village registration card for persons with disabilities
will be ticketed and the vehicle will be removed in accordance with
departmental policies and in accordance with 625 ILCS 5/11-1302. The
registered owner of the vehicle, as ascertained by the registration
plates of the vehicle, will be presumed to be in control of the vehicle
and will be fined $200. The same registered owner will be held liable
for the cost of removal of the vehicle and must pay that cost, plus
storage charges, if any, prior to the release of the vehicle. [See
625 ILCS 5/11-1301.3(C).]
E. Parking areas for persons with disabilities. Those places designated
as parking spaces for persons with disabilities are listed in Schedule
H.
[Amended 4-12-2011 by Ord. No. 11-1404]
A. Between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., the parking of motor
vehicles and trailers on public streets contiguous to, or adjacent
to, a residential lot or tract located on Country Lane, East Oak Street,
East Kelly Avenue, West Kelly Avenue, Church Street, Golf Lane, Woods
Street, Franklin Street, Iowa Street, Dowiatt Street, and the alley
running north and south off of Iowa Street to a dead end all within
the jurisdiction of the Village, shall be restricted to motor vehicles
and trailers lawfully in the possession of a resident or occupant
of such residential lot or tract. It is an offense for a person lawfully
in the possession of a motor vehicle or trailer to park such motor
vehicle or trailer between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on
a public street contiguous to, or adjacent to, a residential lot or
tract on Country Lane, East Oak Street, East Kelly Avenue, West Kelly
Avenue, Church Street, Golf Lane, Woods Street, Iowa Street, Dowiatt
Street, and the alley running north and south off of Iowa Street to
a dead end unless such person is a resident or occupant of such residential
lot.
[Amended 4-20-2022 by Ord. No. 22-1502]
B. It shall be an affirmative defense that the resident or occupant
of such residential lot or tract produces a current, valid title,
vehicle registration, bill of sale, or lease agreement showing the
motor vehicle or trailer to be in the lawful possession of a resident
or occupant of the premises on the date of the alleged offense.
C. Exemptions. The terms of this section shall not apply to:
(1) Motor vehicles that are stopped temporarily while the operator or
a passenger is making deliveries to the residential lot or tract;
(2) Motor vehicles that are stopped temporarily for loading or unloading
of passengers or goods; or
(3) Motor vehicles that are stopped temporarily for necessary emergency
repairs.
D. The Police Department, or designees, shall be authorized to enforce
the provisions of this section.
[Amended 3-24-2015 by Ord. No. 15-1452]
A. Any person accused of a violation of an ordinance prohibiting parking
a vehicle in a designated area or restricting the length of time a
vehicle may be there parked may settle and compromise the claim against
him or her for such illegal parking by paying to the Village $25 for
each such offense and $75 for the second offense within 12 months.
Such payment may be made within five days at the Village Hall, and
a receipt shall be issued for all money so received, and such money
shall be promptly turned over to the Treasurer to be credited to the
general fund.
B. This section shall not apply to persons parking a vehicle so as to
obstruct the entrance or exit of any place where Police and Fire Department
apparatus or other emergency equipment is kept or housed or so as
to block an emergency entrance in a hospital; nor shall this section
apply to any person charged with parking a vehicle so as to entirely
obstruct traffic in any street or alley or parking in such a way as
to reduce traffic on an arterial street to one-way traffic only; nor
to any person who refuses to remove a vehicle illegally parked at
the request of any member of the Police Department.
C. Time limit for removal. Any vehicle illegally parked may be removed
by a towing service authorized by the Police Department of the Village.
In any emergency, which will be determined by the Police Department,
any vehicle may be removed immediately by any means when authorized
by the Police Department of the Village.
[Amended 4-20-2022 by Ord. No. 22-1502]
D. Village parking lots. No person shall park a motor vehicle on a Village
parking lot unattended for more than three consecutive days.
E. The Westville Police Department, or designees, shall be authorized
to enforce the provisions of this section.
The fact that a vehicle which is illegally parked or operated
is registered in the name of a person shall be considered prima facie
proof that such person was in control of the vehicle at the time of
such violation.
It shall be unlawful to park a vehicle on the following designated
streets at any time within 18 hours after a snowfall of three inches
or more, unless the street has been cleared of snow. Those routes
shall be listed in Schedule S.
The Village Board intends to utilize 625 ILCS 5/6-306.5 and
the procedure set forth therein. The appropriate authorities are hereby authorized to utilize
the statute and the procedure set forth therein.